The Goldens

Mary and Blitz take a stroll on the beach.
Teka was born to hunt birds.
Blitz and Nellie taking a break for a swim at Lake Prairie
She was still that little puppy at heart.
Mary and Tom dog visiting Nellie at the Vet’s office. She was one sick pup, but it sure perked her up seeing us.
Blitz at four months.
Tim, Teka and Blitz.
Squirrels tremble in her presence!
Bliss, Tasha and Sailor in Montana.
When we got home she had to go back into the hospital.
Meet Skidder, and no he’s not my dog. He belongs to the logging crew I was visiting. Yes, I gave him back.
The forester’s dog and the loggers dog.
Phanny, Bliss, and Tasha decided Mary makes for good playground equipment.
Blitz with her bag.
Hunter motto was “It’s good to be Hunter!”
Looking down the hill at our pond with Sailer, Tasha and Bliss.
Teka with the wind in her face.
Nellie and Blitz
Blitz says, “Can’t trust em’, they remind me of cats!”
Just hanging out.
“Is that a grouse I see?”
October 23, 2013
Me and Blitz.
Time for the boys to watch from afar.
Hawk
In the twilight.
Tasha and Bliss at Sly Park Reservoir.
Phanny decide the desert was good place to run and frolic!
On the Upper Sacramento River.
On the Trinity River.
There’s gold under that rainbow.
Blitz likes a good ride along, but don’t take her seat!
Being a forester’s dog is exhausting.
February 19, 2006
Teka stares forlornly at a beautiful pair of Canada geese.
Don’t be deceived by this angelic face. This puppy is wild little rascal.
Hunter and the big pine.
Looking good.
And hunting buddies
Whoop whoop
She took to the water right away.
Bliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.
Teka can’t wait for her turn. She stakes out my truck.
Tasha and Bliss stop for a drink.
Blitz know that she better be rolling in the snow while she still can.
Sailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.
You had to know this would happen.
This looks like trouble, Bliss and Phanny!
Bliss
This is where we escape. Mary give Blitz a snuggle.
The consumate stick dog.
Thanks Kinta! I’m glad you needed to go potty this morning.
Nellie in her youth at Iron Canyon Reservoir.
Hunter in 2002
Blitz, the red dog!
Bliss, feeling much better after a swim.
My sons and Nellie.
At a stop near Rye Patch Reservoir to stretch their legs, Sailor wanted to explore every smell.
On the road home and Blitz is dreaming of ducks.
Doug and Teka.
Blitz
Sunset from our campsite in Idaho on the second night.
Sailor thinks Phanny should shake somewhere else.
The girls are loaded up and ready to roll.
Blitz giving her best regal pose.
A happy girl. Blaze and Hunter.
With Burney Mountain in the background, Nellie strikes a lovely pose. She is one of my favorite models. Nellie is very co-operative and will work for dog biscuits.
The pack!
Bliss at Dog Creek.
Bliss
Pine seedlings in a burn restoration. That’s me with Blaze and Hunter in 2006.
Blitz chills after an exhausting day of events. “Don’t get up Blitz, but I need to get into the refrigerator!”
We didn’t know it yet, but Bliss was one sick puppy. She had chewed a toxic mushroom in the morning. In the afternoon we knew something was wrong and headed for the vet.
Blitz decided she would just wait in the truck during. She figured the bear would be full after a yummy forester meal.
May 5, 2001
Nellie loves her sticks.
“Don’t you make that face at me Blitz…you are a bad dog!”
Blitz spots for me. She has seen this all before.
Flying high.
Well this isn’t going well.
Refreshing. Nellie.
“Squirrel, gotta go!”
It must have hurt to be that cute. Makes me kind of misty.
Blitz’s last hunt with us.
It just doesn’t seem right to not end this post with a picture of Blitz. She’s still here in spirit.
Blitz grazes during a break.
“Hey lazy dog, you’re sleeping on my sketchbook!”
Blitz on a water retrieve.
Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!” Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.”
Phanny on the run! As usual.
The big stick contest. Blitz and Nellie
It seems Blitz is not impressed. 😦
Nellie and Blitz
Blitz goes back to what she does best.
Teka and her person, Doug.
Blitz is happiest while doing her work.
Yes I know it’s about hauling logs Blitz, but now you’re just showing off.
Hunter and Blaze in a sea of Ponderosa pine tree. Blitz got the day off so instead a photo of Hunter, Blitz’s dad, and Aunty Blaze.
Blitz the happy dog.
Blitz steal a stick from her mom.
I had a companion on this day. Tessa, our friends dog got to be a forester’s dog for a day.
Big pine in the Coast Range.
“Kinta you are not the photo editor!”
Blitz loves the snow.
The morning ritual, ” Hey I need some attention here!” Nellie.
Once she was back home again she made the best of it.
After a security sweep by Blitz it was determined that this log deck was clear of ferocious jack rabbits.
Mixing the canine color palette. Teka and Blitz with their lab friends.
Nellie
Blitz would prefer to ride up front.
Bliss and Tasha in the Sierra.
Teka and Blitz were busy plotting against His Excellency!
“A Forester and his Dog”‘ pen and ink.
She loves playing with her buddy Sailor.
Blitz sits on the same stump in 2014.
Sailor and Kinta are ready for an adventure.
Blitz
The golden streak! Teka.
Nellie.
Blitz has a lively pheasant.
Blitz loves a shaded fuelbreak. So many sticks, so little time.
Water Break, Nellie and Blitz.
Nellie
Blitz finds a fish for me. “Hey Blitz that one is dead.”
Bliss at the Gallatin River, Montana. The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River.
Nellie In Watercolor
Me: “Well, what do you think?” Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”
A soft seat after a busy day feels so good. Blitz
Blitz loved the woods.
Bliss one year old.
Ponderosa burn fire salvage. Santee.
Nellie and Blitz.
From left to right, Tasha, Phanny, Bliss and Sailor.
Hawk during his last pheasant season.
Phanny swimming!
Blitz joyfully returns with a bird.
Blitz says, her critical period is pheasant season.
Blitz and Teka romp in the snow.
Blitz and Teka out in the woods.
Blitz and Teka on the beach near Brookings.
Bliss loves to play and Tasha isn’t immune.
Blitz
August 6, 2006 — April 25, 2014
Hawk and Blitz were best buddies.
Divya’s portrait of Blaze and Hunter.
Phanny joined us for some pre-season scouting.
The Doctor Bob released her to come back to camp for our last night.
Bliss says to beware of predators hiding along the riverbank!
Blaze impatiently waits for her driver.
“Can I get out of the truck please.”
Catching a nap.
Feel the love.
Teka Playing in the snow
That’s not a flower either, but it is wild.
It’s a race.
Phanny and Bliss playing in the Yellowstone River.
The race is on! Teka.
Redtail’s Nitro Nellie just being “Boopie”
Tasha enjoys a romp in the Nevada desert. lots of room to run.
Kinta is the truck dog today, since Blitz had a doctors appointment.
My oldest son, Chris with his girl Nellie. This was her last pheasant season.
Blitz gets a “little” love. 🙂
This was the site of the Little Giant Mill log deck.
Bliss is helping with the log quality control. She offer to take care of the tiny log and left me the big ones.
Teka and Blitz train for the hunt tests.
Blitz and Teka came too. There were lots of dogs in attendance.

32 thoughts on “The Goldens”

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  3. Oh my gosh!! Every one of these was wonderful! That first picture of Nellie is still a favorite that I’ve seen here. There are five dogs in one picture. Did you really have five dogs at one time? We had four, but only have one left. I pine for more dogs. Blaze and Hunter up close are adorable, I love Blaze on the truck cab, and your artwork is so good. Really enjoyable, Tim.

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  5. I just come from Yvonne who posted a poem for you. Pictures of your dogs are wonderful. I lost two of my dogs recently, Lady was 7 and Fanny who died in January 14. I still have a little fellow of 12 years’ old. I am glad I found your blog

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  7. Your dogs are lovely. They have lovely color!!! In Sweden our Goldens are usually much lighter. It is a nice combination: dogs an watercolors 🙂 Like that!

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    • Thanks you so much. We definitely favor the red golden retrievers. Our dogs are hunting dogs and run in events. Most goldens that come from hunting lines here favor the darker colors, but there are many that are lighter too. We have raised them for many years and enjoy thier company enormously. I can see by your blog that you too enjoy your dogs very very much. 🙂

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  9. Lovely rich red coloured goldies, in UK they are more cream coloured, though we do get some real ‘goldies’ more the working strain as yours appear to be. lovely pictures with each one telling a story.

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  12. Hey Tim,
    LOVE the beautiful pictures 🙂 We would love to know if you and Mary are still breeding… Our 10 year old Red Tail golden, Kona is precious to us and looking to add another someday to our family. Thank you for your time.

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  14. We bought a lighter Golden puppy a few years ago when our daughter first came to live with us out of foster care, but my husband and son are the ones who became obsessed with her. She is such an amazing dog. Yours are gorgeous.

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